Spool lock for fishing reels



Sept. 7, 1948. H; MAND LF 2,448,610

SPOOL LOOK FOR FISHING HEELS Filed Feb. 9, 1946 INVENTOR. HENRY MANDOLF QQQW A TTORNE Y Patented Sept. 7, 1948 T 0F F ICE.

S'POJOI] ROCK FOR FISHING REELS Henry 1.. Mandolf, SanDieg-o, Calif; Application February 9, 194 6,.Serial No; 646,514.

the longitudinal" and play" tolerance of the reel spool in connection with the supporting shaft therefore.

"Jhird, to provide a spool lock if'or'ifishing reels of this: class which does not impose any' frictional drag, resistingthe notation. of the reeluin connection with. the supporting: therefore.

Fourth, to pro'vide. a spoon leek forilfishingineels of. this classdnwhichtthe latch m'emberris maintained by spring tension in: an annular groove inthespool supporting; shaft. and: an enga ement. withaw-stop bol-t at its; extended and. regulating the tolerance or the latch. member with respectto the spool supporting; shaft thereby prorvidin-g; a latchv means relatively free oi friction drag in connection with the spool supporting shaft and,

. Fifth; to provide a spool lockfor fishingreels of this class which is very-simple andeconomical of construction, eflicientin its action, and'which willnot readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in View. as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction; combination and arrangement of parts and portions as "willbe hereinafter described in detail. and particularly set forth in the appended ciaimareference being had to the accompanying drawings andt'o the characters of reference thereon which form a part of this application; in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevationa'l view of a fishing reel showing m-y-spool lock for fishing reels in connect-ion therewith.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewtaken fromt-hel-ihefl -i of Figure l, showing parts and portions inelevationto facilitate theillustration.

- Figure 31s a transverse sect'ional 'view talten tronrthe line 3-3-'ef Figure 2; and; 1

"best in Fig; 2 of" the: drawings.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary'sectional view taken from the line 44 of Figure 3.

Similar characters of. reference refer to' similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the; drawing.

The frame plates l andZ', shaft 3;,bolt'4; .spool plates 5, spool drum .6, rivets 1',spool'loearing8, liatchmemher 9, latch casing 10, latch spring 11, screws 12" andv l3,,.and thespool' handle 14, constitute the principal parts and portions of, m spool lock for fishing reels.

The frame plate I is a disc shaped pl'a't'eiand the frame plate 2 is .a ring shaped plate secured to the frame plate I by conventional spacers in connection with the screws 2a; as shown inFig. 1 of' the drawing. Secured centrally to the frame plate 'I is a shaftfiengaged by the bolt 1 shown This shaft 3 is provided with an internally'scre threaded portion.3a; in. which the threaded portion 4a, of the bolt 4, is positioned. The headof the bolt liengages' the outerside .of' the frame platev hand is secured against rotation by the lock pin 41), which. extends into the frame plate I" and" the shaft '3, all asshown -best'in Fig. 2 of. the drawlngs. The spool of the reel includes the disc shaped" spool plates 5, held togetherby the rivets 1' around which the drum 6 extends: andact's as a spacer for the spoolplates 5'. As .shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings the rivets 1' extendthrough'. a drag wheel lasecured' in spaced relation to one of the spool plates by means of the spacer lb. The spool'pl'ates'li engage a hearingmemberil, on thesh-aft 3', which bearing member 8is substantially flush with the outside of the plates 5. securedtothe-outermost spool-plate -5, on the-outer side' thereof, is the latch casing H in which the latch member this pivot-ally mounted on the screw which-the latch-member- 9 ispositioned; The

annular sidewellpor-tion- Nib surrounding the'cup shaped recessed Illa, as shown in Fig. 3 of" the drawings "is provided with a cutaway portion l-flcthrough which the outwardly extending linger lever portion 9a, of the latch member 9, extends. Shaft 3 is provided with an annular groove portion 317, near its extending end in which the lever portion 9b, of the latch member 9, is engaged as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawings, thus the latch member 9 maintains the longitudinal end play tolerance of the reel spool in connection with the shaft 3. The latch spring H engages the side well Illb surrounding the recessed portion Illa of the latch casing l0 and also engages the lever portion 91) of the latch member 9, tending to force the same into the annular groove portion 3b near the extending end of the shaft 3 as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It will be noted that the latch casing 10 is provided with an extended recessed portion Hid in which the extended end of the shaft 3 is positioned. This extended recess Hid accommodates the end of the shaft 3 outwardly of the latch member 9 which rests at the intersection of the recessed pori tions lila and Mid all as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawings. As shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the spool handle adjacent to the latch member 9 in convenient position for engaging the latch member 9 with one finger of the same hand used in grasping the spool handle I l, thus the lever portion 9a, of the latch member 9, is disposed in annular relation to a plane intersecting the axis of the reel handle I4 and the axis of the reel spool so that the latch member 9 may be engaged by the one finger of the operators hand for forcing the lever portion 9a toward the spool handle M for pivoting the latch member 9 on the screw l3 and disengaging the lever portion 93b from the annular groove of the shaft 3.

The operation of my spool lock for fishing reels is substantially as follows:

When it is desired to remove the spool from the frame of the fishing reel the spool handle M is grasped by the forefinger and thumb of the operators hand and another of the fingers of the same hand, engages a lever portion 9a, of the latch member 9, for pivoting the same on a screw i3 moving the lever portion 91) out of engagement with the annular groove portion 31), of the shaft 3, whereupon the spool may be moved longitudinally from the shaft 3 and entirely disconnected from the frame of the fishing reel. When replacing the spool in connection with the shaft 3 the lever portion 9a, of the latch member 9, is engaged in the same manner and held against compression of the spring I l until the lever portion 9b engages the annular groove portion 31), of the shaft 3. When released the lever portion 9a and lever portion 9b assume the solid line position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, wherein, the end of the lever portion 9b engages the screw 52 maintaining certain clearance of the shaft 3 with the lever portion 9b at the annular groove portion 3b, of the shaft 3, thus frictional drag is not present between the shaft 3 and the lever portion 9b, of the latch member 9. The spring ll holds the latch member 9 in a solid line position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, insuring positive engagement of the latch member 9 with the annular groove portion 31), of the shaft 3, the depth of the recessed portion Illa of the latch casing l0 conforms closely to the latch member 9, thus the latch member 9 is maintained in certain position which in its engaged relation with the annular groove portion 3b, of the shaft 3, maintains longitudinal end play tolerance of the spool relatively to the shaft 3.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a spool lock for fishing reels of the class described a combination of a frame, a shaft in connection therewith extending therefrom and provided with an annular portion circumferentially disposed about the end portion thereof, a spool on said shaft, a cup shaped latch casing secured on said spool, a pair of screws extending through said latch casing and connected with said spool in screw threaded relation therewith, a latch member pivotally mounted in connection with one of said screws and positioned in said annular portion of said shaft and engaging the other of said screws near its extending end.

In a spool lock for fishing reels of the class described a combination of a frame, a shaft in connection therewith extending therefrom and provided with an annular groove portion circumferentially disposed about the end portion thereof, a spool on said shaft, a cup shaped latch casing secured on said spool, a'pair of screws extending through said latch casing and connected with said spool in screw threaded relation therewith, a latch member pivotally mounted in connection with one of said screws and positioned in said annular groove portion of said shaft and engaging the other of said screws near its extending end, said latch member being substantially L-shaped and having a lever portion extending outwardly substantially tangent to the outer side of said latch casing.

3. In a spool lock of fishing reels of the class described a combination of a frame, a shaft in connection therewith extending therefrom and provided with an annular groove portion circumferentially disposed about the end portion thereof, a spool on said shaft, a cup shaped latch casing secured on said spool, a pair of screws extending through said latch casing and connected with said spool in screw threaded relation therewith, a latch member pivotally mounted in connection with one of said screws and positioned in said annular groove portion of said shaft and engaging the other of said screws near its extending end, said latch member being substantially L- shaped and having a lever portion extending outwardly substantially tangent to the outer side of said latch casing, a spool handle in connection with said spool and said extending lever portion of said latch member angularly disposed to a plane passing through the axis of said spool and said spool handle.

4. In a spool lock for fishing reels of the class described a combination of a frame, a shaft in connection therewith extending therefrom and provided with an annular groove portion circumferentially disposed about the end portion thereof, a spool on said shaft, a cup shaped latch casing secured on said spool, a pair of screws extending through said latch casing and connected with said spool in screw threaded relation therewith, a latch member pivotally mounted in connection with one of said screws and positioned in said annular groove portion of said shaft and engaging the other of said screws near its extending end, said latch member being substantially L-shaped and having a lever portion extending outwardly R F substantially tangent to the outer side of said E ERENCES CITED latch casing, a spool handle in connection with said spool and said extending lever portion of The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

said latch member angularly disposed to a plane 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS passing through the axis of said spool and said Number Name Date spool handle, said screws in connection with said 1 714 535 Weiss Maw 28 1929 latch casing disposed on opposite sides of a plane n extending through the axis of said spool and said FOREIGN PATENTS spool handle in acute angular relation therewith. 10 Number Country Date 13,156 Great Britain June 17, 1907 HENRY I. MANDOLF. 391,925 Great Britain May 11, 1933 

